diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/auto.h b/libutils/include/utils/auto.h
index 768e77af2..12f67afdc 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/auto.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/auto.h
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
  * adjacent macro. Sample usage:
  *
  *     void foo(void) {
- *       autofree int *x = malloc(sizeof(int));
+ *       AUTOFREE int *x = malloc(sizeof(int));
  *       // no need to call free(x)
  *     }
  */
-static inline void autofree_(void *p) {
-    void **q = (void**)p;
+static inline void autofree_(void *p)
+{
+    void **q = (void **)p;
     free(*q);
 }
+
 #define AUTOFREE __attribute__((cleanup(autofree_)))